Applications / Portable DP

Modular thrust for temporary positioning.

Towbot provides detachable electric thrust for marine construction, dredging, jack-up support and offshore campaigns where a permanent DP installation is not justified.

Project Types

Where portable DP adds value.

A complete positioning package requires power, position-reference systems, control architecture, procedures and assurance. Towbot provides the thruster component within that system.

Marine Construction

Dredging and pipelaying

Work barges and crane vessels requiring precise positioning during construction operations, where anchor handling is impractical or the seabed cannot accept anchor loads.

Offshore Support

Jack-up and campaign work

Support vessels and work platforms for offshore wind, oil and gas campaigns that need temporary positioning capability for a defined project scope.

Transhipment

Floating terminals

Floating transhipment operations that require maintained position relative to a berth or vessel during cargo transfer in exposed or tidal locations.

Important Qualification

What portable DP means for Towbot.

Towbot provides the thruster component. The complete system requires additional engineering.

Multi-Unit Capability

Scalable thrust

Multiple Towbot units can be deployed on a single asset where the positioning requirement demands more thrust or redundancy than a single unit provides.

System Integration

Part of a package

A complete portable DP installation also needs position-reference systems, power distribution, control architecture, operating procedures and a defined assurance pathway.

Project Scoping

Application-specific

The required redundancy, position-reference systems, class notation, environmental envelope and assurance level are defined for each project. A Towbot configuration is not automatically a class-approved DP system.

Start with Your Project

Could Towbot support your positioning requirement?

Share the vessel or platform type, operating area, required position accuracy and project scope. We will assess the right Towbot configuration for your project.

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